3. What is Cowley's message in his essay "Of Greatness"?
(a) Wealth and power are the two factors that influence happiness.
(b) One should be content with little things.
(c) Men are either born great, or they have greatness thrust upon them.
(d) Large things are impressive to the senses, and create awe.

4. From his second book on, what subject did Montaigne promise to pursue?
(a) His wife.
(b) Death.
(c) Nature.
(d) Himself.

5. "Love Letters" by Richard Steele contains love letters written by which two figures?
(a) Careless and Constant.
(b) Love and Hate.
(c) Stubborn and Easy-going.
(d) Lust and Affection.

6. What is wrong with the child in "Of A Monstrous Child?"
(a) The child had both male and female sexual organs.
(b) The child is a criminal and menace to the town.
(c) The child was born badly deformed.
(d) The child was born with three eyes.

7. In "On Noise," what is necessary for a person to ignore the noise of the outside world?
(a) Excellent earplugs.
(b) A goal to concentrate on with singular focus.
(c) Inner peace.
(d) One must venture into the world in order to quiet it.

8. What is Montaigne's general view of humanity?
(a) Humans are vain and shameful.
(b) Humans are courageous and bold.
(c) Humans are noble and wise.
(d) Humans are murderous animals.

9. Which of the following is NOT a feature of Charles Lamb's writing?
(a) Pen names.
(b) Excessive moralizing.
(c) Mockery.
(d) Exaggerated metaphors.

10. When was Seneca the Younger born?
(a) 525 A.D.
(b) 300 B.C.
(c) 3 A.D.
(d) 1420 A.D.

11. When was Ou-Yank Hsiu born?
(a) 208 A.D.
(b) 1345 A.D.
(c) 1113 B.C.
(d) 1007 A.D.

12. What does a woman's level of attachment to a man depend upon, according to Sei Shonagon?
(a) The quality of gifts the man gives the woman.
(b) The way a man smells.
(c) The way the man takes his leave of the woman.
(d) The elegance with which a man talks to the woman.

13. Who raised Charles Lamb?
(a) The state.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His older sister.
(d) His grandmother.

14. What kind of social company does Sei Shonagon express hatred for in "Hateful Things?"
(a) Company that will not leave.
(b) Company that asks prying questions.
(c) Company that eats all of one's food.
(d) Company that does not talk.

15. What BEST describes the writing styles of Richard Steele and Joseph Addison?
(a) Both men are spontaneous.
(b) Both men are polished.
(c) Addison is spontaneous, while Steele is polished.
(d) Addison is polished, while Steele is spontaneous.